A plan by the Dell Rapids High School to make improvements to the building will be going out for rebid in December. Mark Aspaas of Architecture, Inc presented revised plans to the Dell Rapids School Board during their regular meeting on Monday, September 14th.
The improvement plans for the school include adding a science room addition, moving the office area location to near the front door where the current distance learning room is located, and renovating the locker rooms. The plan was estimated to cost about $1.5 million and was put out for bids in June. The bids came back at over $2 million. The school board decided to reject the bids at that time and re-evaluate the plans.
Aspaas presented the board with updated plans that included $100,000 of savings from the original plan. He also mentioned to the board that comparable projects in the area coming back with lower bids than earlier in the year.
The specifications of the project are expected to be completed in October for December bidding. If the project moves forward after bidding, construction could potentially start in the spring.